[Intro]
They said, "Be quiet," so I counted every crack
In the classroom ceiling over my back
One, two, three, the bell cuts through
I keep my lunch untouched like I always do
[Verse 1]
My locker sticks on number twenty-three
A paper heart is taped there just for me
Someone wrote "weird" in purple pen
I scrape it off, then read it again
At home, the kitchen clock forgets to move
Mom asks questions I don't know how to prove
I say, "I'm fine," with my shoes still on
Then hide my face before the lights come on
[Pre-Chorus]
If I get smaller, will the room let go?
If I stop answering, will anybody know?
[Chorus]
I'm not a problem you can fold away
Not a bad grade, not a word you say
I have a heartbeat under all this noise
You took my morning, but you missed my voice
I'm still here, I'm still here
Even when I disappear
[Verse 2]
The group chat blooms when I leave the room
Tiny little knives in a bathroom gloom
My best friend changed her seat today
She looked at the floor and looked away
The mirror makes a promise it can't keep
It counts my flaws while I pretend to sleep
I draw a doorway on the bedroom wall
Then kick it hard, but it will not fall
[Pre-Chorus]
If I get louder, will the room turn cold?
If I tell the truth, will you call me bold?
[Chorus]
I'm not a problem you can fold away
Not a bad grade, not a word you say
I have a heartbeat under all this noise
You took my morning, but you missed my voice
I'm still here, I'm still here
Even when I disappear
[Bridge]
I know the names they gave me
I know the shape of shame
But names are only stickers
And stickers lose their glue
I am more than one bad Tuesday
More than a locked-up door
I am learning how to answer
When they ask me what I'm for
[Breakdown]
Say it again
Say it again
I am not your target
I am not your secret
Say it again
Say it again
I can hear my own name
And it sounds like mine
[Final Chorus]
I'm not a problem you can fold away
Not a bad grade, not a word you say
I have a heartbeat under all this noise
You took my morning, but you missed my voice
I'm still here, I'm still here
Now I won't disappear
[Outro]
The bell rings once
I open the door
I take my name back
And I ask for more